Job summary
Locum Consultant in Obs & Gynae
12 months Fixed Term Position
This post is for a Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist for a fixed term of 12 months. This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Resident On Call will be part of this post.
Main duties of the job
- In addition to any specialist interests all consultants will be involved in providing a general clinical service to the Trust.
- Responsible for the continuing care & treatment of patients in your charge & personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to & training of your staff.
- Provision of cover for your consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients & supervision of doctors in training.
- To participate in clinical audit, adverse event review, guideline development review, external review, and service development.
- Responsible for the professional supervision, training & management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination & accreditation duties as required & contributing to postgraduate & CPD activity locally & nationally as appropriate.
- Participate in clinical audit under local arrangements.Commitment to taking part in annual appraisal process.
- Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Consultants to keep up to date with evidence-based practice.
- Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as "Duties of a Doctor", "Good Medical Practice", & the "GMC Performance Procedures".Exceptional requirements to undertake additional duties for limited period.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 9th March 2026
Closing date: 30th March 2026
Shortlisting date: 31st March 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 9th March 2026
Closing date: 30th March 2026
Shortlisting date: 31st March 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
- Further Higher degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oGood relationships and communication with oGood working relationships with colleagues oGood teaching and training oProfessional behaviour and probity oDelivery of good acute clinical care
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the General Obstetrics & Gynaecology curriculum and applying to this post
- RCOG ATSM or equivalent and demonstrable experience including that relating to a special interest to complement existing colleagues e.g., Advanced Labour ward practice ATSM
- Demonstrable experience to manage a Labour Ward independently
- Knowledge and experience to participate on the Consultant on call rota
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years.
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others.
- Able to work in multi-professional teams
- Able to supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding;
- Sees patients as people
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Capacity to prioritise own workload.
- Basic IT skills
- Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
Desirable
- Special interest accreditation in e.g. Medical education ATSM or Paediatric & adolescent gynaecology ATSM.
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 5 years.
Other
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines
- Professional Integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
- Demonstrates respect for all.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
- Further Higher degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oGood relationships and communication with oGood working relationships with colleagues oGood teaching and training oProfessional behaviour and probity oDelivery of good acute clinical care
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the General Obstetrics & Gynaecology curriculum and applying to this post
- RCOG ATSM or equivalent and demonstrable experience including that relating to a special interest to complement existing colleagues e.g., Advanced Labour ward practice ATSM
- Demonstrable experience to manage a Labour Ward independently
- Knowledge and experience to participate on the Consultant on call rota
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years.
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others.
- Able to work in multi-professional teams
- Able to supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding;
- Sees patients as people
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Capacity to prioritise own workload.
- Basic IT skills
- Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
Desirable
- Special interest accreditation in e.g. Medical education ATSM or Paediatric & adolescent gynaecology ATSM.
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 5 years.
Other
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines
- Professional Integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
- Demonstrates respect for all.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
